See Also: decompensation(medicine)
Decompensation(health)
decompensation(dictionary)

decompensation (iou)



decompensation noun. E20.
[from DE- 3 + COMPENSATION.]
Medicine. (A condition of) failure of compensation (COMPENSATION 1b); esp. inability of the heart to maintain circulation after a period of compensation.
de'compensated adjective associated with or exhibiting decompensation M20.